4DT and the Connected Aircraft Rockwell Collins, Advanced ... · The Advanced Technology Center (ATC) of Rockwell Collins has been exploring technologies fundamental to the 4DT solution

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4DT and the Connected Aircraft

Prepared for:NASA AMES Airline Operations Workshop August 2-4, 2016

Prepared by:Rockwell Collins, Advanced Technology Center

© 2016 Rockwell Collins. All rights reserved.

Summary

In-flight rerouting requires fundamental technologies - efficient air-ground communications, reliable threat data feeding robust display/processing tools, and a collaborative relationship with the controlling airspace authority.

Widespread adoption of rerouting may require additional features - seamless secure air-ground communications, secure two-way avionics interfaces, and a compelling business case.

Rockwell Collins describes each unique feature required to facilitate collaboration between the airline users of the National Airspace (NAS) in prototyping trusted 4DT ecosystems that are reliable, robust, and secure.


Outline

• Statement of the Problem

• Systems of Interest

• Operator Adoption Business Case

• Partners for Success


Statement of the Problem

Widespread adoption of 4DT requires mature complementary systems driving shared efficiencies to a compelling return on investment.

AOCInterface

ANSPInterface

ThreatData Contextual

Data

PilotInterface

CommInterface

PerformanceData Basis

Data


Systems of Interest

• Flight Optimization

• Weather / Hazard Avoidance

• Human Machine Interface

• Air-Ground Communications

• Two-way Avionics Interfaces

• Collaborative Data Sharing


Flight Optimization

Traffic Aware

Cost Functions

Processing Architectures

Conflict Visualization

Conflict Resolution Options

Conflict Detection

Traffic Flow Interface

Performance ParametersFlight Planning Interface

Threat Refresh


SharedLatency

Observation and Forecast

Multi-Sensor Weather

Global

Common Weather Picture

AccurateFused

Decision Support Tools IntegrationUncertainty

Relevant

Weather / Hazard Avoidance


Alignment

Proximity

Optimized to Roles

Data into Information

Minimize Workload

Intuitive to the UserOptimized to Workflows

ContrastMaximize Situation Awareness

Human Machine Interface


Two-way Avionics Interfaces

EFB Interface

Session Management

Secure Processing

Bandwidth Scheduling

Secure Capture

Security DomainsLink Management

EAL

Secure StoreSecure Transfer


Air-Ground Communications

Secure

Message Acknowledgement

Interoperability

Quality of Service

Media Diversity

High AvailabilityRobust

Optimized

RedundantSeamless Scalable


Collaborative Data Sharing Systems

A shared single unified view of the airspace; proliferating advances in the flight deck and ground operations into the ANSP; dissemination of air space constraints and preferred (likely to be approved) routes back to the operators creates an ecosystem facilitating the capture of ROI indices that may lead to widespread adoption by operators.

Single Unified View of the AirspacePi

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View

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ANSP

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Operator Adoption Business Case

• Substantive Cost Savings Model

• Complete Solutions

• Shared Efficiencies


Substantive Cost Savings Model

Operators must satisfy an internal cost justification process.


Easyto

Integrate

NoCertification

Liabilities

MinimizeDisruptions

IntuitiveTraining

LowMaintenance

Complete solutions that are mature, low-risk, and high-quality will drive operator acceptance.

Complete Solutions


Shared Efficiencies

Efficiences in the airspace must realized by both the ANSP and the operator. Programmatic inclusion of operator’s route preferences in ANSP decision making engines facilitates a win-win.


Partners for Success

The success of the ANSPs extends to many partners; spanning academic and government sponsored research, data and data-link services providers, value added service providers, airframe and avionics manufactures, and the operator - as driven by its operational goals.

Success !

AOC

ANSPs Research

OEMs

VAS

DSPs


Rockwell Collins Initiatives

• Weather Research

• HMI Research

• Connected Aircraft Research


Weather Research

Global Predicted Convection Product

Global weather vendors current convective products may miss or overestimate threat regions and may be as much as an hour or more old. Rockwell Collins is prototyping global consistent (fused best of class; including our on-board sensors/systems) to provide global weather alerting and support route optimization.


Human Machine Interface (HMI) Research

Rockwell Collins is prototyping methods to provide the right information, in the right way, at the right time to both airborne and ground based systems.


Connected Aircraft Research

Rockwell Collins is prototyping the connected aircraft ecosystem: seamless secure air-ground communications; secure two-way avionics interfaces; effective human machine interfaces; and accurate timely weather. The intent of these efforts is to validate and demonstrate components of a complete system and to facilitate the formation of ROI indices.


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Where do we go from here?

The Advanced Technology Center (ATC) of Rockwell Collins has been exploring technologies fundamental to the 4DT solution space. We have presented research centric to the aircraft and operator (two legs of the three legged stool). We believe this research can be extended to support the third leg; working toward the goal of a single unified view of the airspace.


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4DT and the Connected Aircraft Rockwell Collins, Advanced ... · The Advanced Technology Center (ATC) of Rockwell Collins has been exploring technologies fundamental to the 4DT solution